tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post398863114329853196..comments2019-03-21T12:25:05.408-04:00Comments on Axis Of Oversteer: The Adventures of Flipper.AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04209280332953683555noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-73044113877044696842011-01-20T18:37:49.334-05:002011-01-20T18:37:49.334-05:00I&#39;ve read that Adrian Newey was fetched from a...I&#39;ve read that Adrian Newey was fetched from a Grand Prix paddock somewhere else in Europe to come attend to the aerodynamic issues plaguing the CLR. Also, Mark Webber was onboard for two of the three crashes(!).<br /><br />The McLaren still gets me excited just looking at it. Which why there are two GTR models on my desk at work :D (Alongside an SR-71 and a P-51)A Trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667853979812133677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-42041964434558518372011-01-20T15:49:39.191-05:002011-01-20T15:49:39.191-05:00I wish I knew German...I wish I knew German...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-23303373187689909602011-01-20T10:17:23.444-05:002011-01-20T10:17:23.444-05:00I presume the alternating levers were developed fo...I presume the alternating levers were developed for Nannini.<br />Nannini after having his right hand surgically reapplied (he lost it in an helicopetr crash) was not able to have a grip powerful enough to pull the lever. So I imagine they developed the push-push dual lever for him to be able to operate the sequential shifter.<br />MacsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-56724823908065929462011-01-19T19:34:04.641-05:002011-01-19T19:34:04.641-05:00Any insight into the shifting mechanism on the CLK...Any insight into the shifting mechanism on the CLK GTR? What are the two alternating gear levers (I assume) all about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-11580497250911447892011-01-19T15:01:34.747-05:002011-01-19T15:01:34.747-05:00The early years of FiA GT was great. Not to say t...The early years of FiA GT was great. Not to say that it&#39;s BORING now, quite on the contrary, but, you know, the old days :P.<br /><br />Personally, i want to see more titanium underbody sliders and overrun flame balls.<br /><br />Kind of ridiculous that they built that car in 128 (First test).<br /><br />I love the old Panoz there as well. It reminds me of an old WWII fighter airplane with the long nose and the driver sitting so far back.<br /><br />Among all the cars that were running back then, i still have to admit that the F1 GTR was the best sounding. That S70 lump was just glorious.<br />Wonder if one can build his own with two Euro-Spec S50 lumps :D.<br /><br />Great video as always. Love the cursing mechanics that they left in it.Jakob Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-55299788468447729372011-01-19T09:04:50.986-05:002011-01-19T09:04:50.986-05:00After those crashes, Aerodynamic studies showed th...After those crashes, Aerodynamic studies showed that the side section of those cars was very similar to a wing, in terms or air stream. So a very small pitch change, like those happened in Le Mans and Road Atlanta was enough to make them airborne.<br /><br />Anyway, the most staggering thing about the Mercedes crash was the team&#39;s reaction, at least from what Webber said in an interview years later (he was part of the team and also had a great flip in LM).<br /><br />He said that after Dumbreck crashed into the trees, the team was sure that the driver was dead and started blaming him for the accident, speaking of a line mistake.<br />Mark was pretty disgusted by that, and so was Peter when he knew that after emerging alive from the wreck...Zizzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-61617746775184988942011-01-18T23:53:02.352-05:002011-01-18T23:53:02.352-05:00@Colin You are right, but why spoil a good title...@Colin You are right, but why spoil a good title with the facts :).... the CLR was the V8 replacement for the this car, in 99. THAT was the one that flipped. A Porsche GT1 did flip in the same way as well..AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209280332953683555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17940643.post-29153119409519797502011-01-18T23:45:45.813-05:002011-01-18T23:45:45.813-05:00I think you have the CLK-GTR confused with the CLR...I think you have the CLK-GTR confused with the CLR. The CLR is the car that flipped at Le Mans in 1999...two completely different cars, if you look at them side by side.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755011215432121615noreply@blogger.com